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Livelihood and Capacity Building Expert, Economic Inclusion Program

  • Company

    The/Nudge Institute

  • Location

    Shillong(Meghalaya)

  • Employment Type

    Full-Time

  • Functional Category

    Capacity Building

  • Experience

    7 - 10 years

  • Date Posted

    16-Sep-2025

About The/Nudge Institute

The/Nudge is an action institute building resilient livelihoods to alleviate poverty. We work with social entrepreneurs, women, farmers, tribals, and youth on rural development, agriculture, skilling, and economic inclusion, along with 15 central and state government partners. Set up with support from 90+ eminent philanthropists, 40+ corporates, and 15+ foundations, The/Nudge is contributing towards a "poverty-free India, within our lifetime".

Overview of the Role

This role focuses on designing and implementing region-specific livelihood training programs in collaboration with The/Nudge Institute, SRLM, and partner NGOs. Responsibilities include developing training modules and IEC materials, finalizing and promoting sustainable Packages of Practices (PoP), building a pool of master trainers, and conducting field-level training and monitoring. The role also involves data management, market linkages, capacity building of community institutions, and ensuring convergence with government schemes. Strong field engagement, adaptability, and strategic planning are key to supporting sustainable income-generating activities across farm and non-farm sectors.

Job Description

• Work closely with the Product team of The/Nudge Institute, SRLM and other Expert agencies/ NGOs to develop livelihood specific training modules and IEC materials in the context of their respective region/ state/ project area to impart training to the resource persons, community cadres/institutions and program participants to take up livelihood activities (Livestock, Agri, Non-farm) as income-generating sources.
• Conduct extensive scoping of livelihood activities in local settings to finalize the Package of Practices (PoP) for the targeted geographies. Demystify technical aspects of livelihood practices and incorporate them in the SoP and PoP with the support of the Farm & Non-Farm domains of SRLM.
• Develop a pool of master trainers within the State by adopting a well-defined process, collaboration with other local agencies/ NGOs and conduct time to time assessment.

Plan and strategize:
- Livelihood training calendar
- Livelihood activity calendar
- Design and execution of training sessions for master trainers
- Periodic monitoring and quality assessment of the Package of Practices as adopted by households through regular field visits
- Demonstrate agility in adapting to any changed field situation in terms of continuation of livelihood activity of the program participant/household
• Ensure correct data w.r.t. livelihood activities and expenses/ income is recorded by the community cadre in the program. Support the team in monitoring the livelihood activities & maintenance of relevant databases at block/district/state level.
• Developing a detailed understanding of natural, social and market resources in proximity to project areas and plan PoP accordingly to ensure that the livelihood activities are sustainable.
• Extensive scoping of local markets to design robust forward linkages of products and produce generated out of PoP adopted by program participants and ensure optimal income generation
• Leading classroom training and field demonstrations on PoP to community cadres.
• Capacity Building of Community Institutions (CLF/VO) for procurement & ensuring the supply of quality inputs in the field areas
• Strategize and liaison for convergence of resources (vaccines, preventive medicines, low-cost feed, etc.) with the government line departments and external agencies.
• Through regular field visits, and discussions with the community, understand and forecast the potential challenges and develop plans to address the challenges in advance.
• Developing case studies of existing good practices on livelihood activities carried out by local cadre/experts/institutions/successful cases from similar geographies/communities and planning their adoption as per project context
• Carry out any other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned by the organization from time to time.

Required & Preferred Qualifications

Skill

• Good understanding of Farm, Off Farm & Non-farm livelihoods and a willingness to learn and innovate for remote geographies.
• Well-versed with the experience of facilitating the Package of Practices (PoPs) associated with livestock rearing (Dairy/goateryBYP) and adaptability to contextualize PoPs as per geography & behavioral practices of the communities and market.
Well-versed with the experience of facilitating the Package of Practices (PoPs) associated with major horticultural crops (Mango, Cashewnut, Sapota, Chikoo, Pineapple, etc.) and adaptability to contextualize PoPs as per geography & behavioral practices of the communities and market.
• Ability to develop training modules and IEC materials
• Prior experience in the delivery of training to rural communities and community cadres
• Given the context of rural communities living in poverty, s/he must share an urgency about their development and a commitment to the delivery of a high-quality livelihood program in a time-bound manner.
• Proficient with MS Office, especially in MS Excel and/or Database Management and strong presentation skills.
• Willingness to travel extensively in the desired blocks/field areas that come under the project districts.

Education

Master’s Degree in Veterinary Sciences/ Animal Husbandry/ Agriculture Sciences from a recognised institute.

Experience

• Minimum 8 years of work experience in livelihood promotion for rural areas. • Experience working with SRLM or allied livelihood departments and a track record of stakeholder management and convergence will be an added advantage